The Cincinnati Reds are pursuing a long-term deal with starting pitcher Homer Bailey, who will be a free agent after this season.

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C. Trent Rosecrans
The Cincinnati Enquirer

The way the MLB arbitration process works, Homer Bailey knows that - barring a trade - he will be a Cincinnati Red in 2014.

He just doesn't know how much money he'll make this season. Now, 2015 and beyond, that's a different story.

Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty has said since the Winter Meetings in December that one of the team's top priorities was to lock up Bailey with a long-term deal - before he becomes a free agent after this season. ...